You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
โ Albert Camus
Uses
๐ป Silver Apple MacBook Pro M2 Max 14"
๐ฅ๏ธ Apple Studio Display
๐ฑ Starlight iPhone 13 mini
โ๏ธ Midnight Apple Watch Series 8 + Black Nomad Sport Strap
๐ง Sennheiser Momentum 3 and Sage Grey Beats Fit Pro
๐ Starlight Apple iPad Mini 6 + Paperlike + Apple Pencil 2
๐พ Synology DS223
๐ Soundcore Sleep A20 + Apple Watch Series 8 (for sleep tracking)
๐ฎ Nintendo Switch and Playstation 5 Slim
๐ฅ Roland TD-07KV V-Drums
๐ซ Museum
These are my old devices and devices that Iโve collected over the years from my parents and wife.
- iPhone 12 mini - BlackโจI still use it to run iOS Beta versions
- Apple MacBook Pro (13-Inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports)โจFor when I need to run something on Windows
- Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)โจI still use it if I need to rip a CD! Yeah, 13+ years old! It was upgraded with an SSD, more RAM, and an updated Bluetooth board to allow handoff! Good times! ๐
- Apple iPhone 4
- Apple iPod Touch (4th Generation, 2010)
- Apple iPhone 6S
- Apple Watch (1st Generation, 2015)
- Apple Watch Series 3
- Apple iPhone SE (1st Generation, 2016)
Themes for Monda
Mona is one of the best Mastodon clients on the App Store. It is a highly customisable app that allows you to create themes.
Below, you will find four of the themes that I've created.
Mastodonian
Version: 2
Link: mona-cat://23b0
My Configuration:
- Text Spacing: Relaxed++
- Profile Photo Shape: Circle
- Profile Photo Size: Medium
- Profile Photo Position: Alongside
- Post Display Style: Default
- Heading and Body Text Font: AtkinsonHyperlegible-Regular
Neonian
Version: 1
Link: mona-cat://a348
My Configuration:
- Text Spacing: Relaxed++
- Profile Photo Shape: Circle
- Profile Photo Size: Medium
- Profile Photo Position: Alongside
- Post Display Style: Default
- Heading and Body Text Font: AtkinsonHyperlegible-Regular
Metroidian
Version: 1
Link: mona-cat://05c4
My Configuration:
- Text Spacing: Relaxed++
- Profile Photo Shape: Circle
- Profile Photo Size: Medium
- Profile Photo Position: Alongside
- Post Display Style: Default
- Heading and Body Text Font: AtkinsonHyperlegible-Regular
SamusAranian
Version: 1
Link: mona-cat://0b32
My Configuration:
- Text Spacing: Relaxed++
- Profile Photo Shape: Circle
- Profile Photo Size: Medium
- Profile Photo Position: Alongside
- Post Display Style: Default
- Heading and Body Text Font: AtkinsonHyperlegible-Regular
App Defaults
Productivity
๐ฎ Email, Calendar and Contacts Server: Fastmail ๐งโ๐ป๐ฆ๐บ๐ซ๐บ๐ธ
๐จ Email Client: Fastmail ๐งโ๐ป๐ฆ๐บ๐ซ๐บ๐ธ
๐ Calendar Client: ๏ฃฟ Calendar ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Contacts Client: ๏ฃฟ Contacts ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
โ Personal To-Do: Things ๐งโ๐ป๐ฉ๐ช
โ Family To-Do: Todoist ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Personal Notes: Bear ๐งโ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ช๐บ๐ธ
๐ Family Notes: ๏ฃฟ Notes
๐ Scribble: GoodNotes ๐งโ๐ป๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ
๐ Quick Notes: Tot ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Text Editor: Visual Studio Code ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Word Processing: ๏ฃฟ Pages ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Spreadsheets: ๏ฃฟ Numbers ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ฐ Budgeting and Personal Finance: Monzo Bank ๐งโ๐ป๐ฌ๐ง + ๏ฃฟ Numbers ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ง Mind Maps: MindNode ๐งโ๐ป๐ฉ๐ช
๐ฒ Diagramming: draw.io ๐งโ๐ป๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ญ
๐ Shopping Lists: A magnetic shopping list pad stuck to my fridge
โจ๏ธ Typing Assistant: Grammarly ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ
๐ ฐ๏ธ Font Management: iFont (iOS and iPadOS)
๐ Cloud File Storage: Synology Drive ๐ and ๏ฃฟ iCloud Drive ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
Web
๐ Browser: ๏ฃฟ Safari ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ and Vivaldi ๐งโ๐ป๐ณ๐ด๐ฎ๐ธ
๐ Bookmarks: Raindrop.io ๐งโ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ซ๐ช๐บ
๐ฌ Chat: ๏ฃฟ Messages ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ, Signal ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐ and WhatsApp ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐
News and Entertainment
๐ผ Media: Plex ๐
๐ต Music: Plexamp ๐ and MusicHarbor ๐งโ๐ป๐ง๐ท
๐ฆ Photo Management: Synology Photos ๐ and ๏ฃฟ Photos ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ท Photo Shooting: ๏ฃฟ Camera ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ค Podcasts: Overcast ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐๏ธ News: The Guardian ๐ฌ๐ง
๐ RSS: Tapestry ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Read It Later: GoodLinks
Privacy and Security
๐ VPN: Proton VPN ๐งโ๐ป๐จ๐ญ๐
๐ DNS: NextDNS ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Password Management: ๏ฃฟ Passwords ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐
๐ Secure Notes and Documents: Bitwarden ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐ซ๐ช๐บ๐
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๐ซWhere the data is storedโจ
๐ On-premiseโจ
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